Adoration — • In the strict sense, an act of religion offered to God in acknowledgment of His supreme perfection and dominion, and of the creature s dependence upon Him Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Adoration Adoration … Catholic encyclopedia

Adoration — (Latin) is to give homage or worship to someone or something. For instance, I love Kimberly. Ancient Rome Ad , to, and ora , mouth; (i.e. carrying to one s mouth ), primarily an act of homage or worship, which, among the Romans, was performed by… … Wikipedia

Adoration — Ad o*ra tion, n. [L. adoratio, fr. adorare: cf. F. adoration.] 1. The act of playing honor to a divine being; the worship paid to God; the act of addressing as a god. [1913 Webster] The more immediate objects of popular adoration amongst the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

adoration — (n.) 1540s, from M.Fr. adoration, from L. adorationem (nom. adoratio) worship, adoration, noun of action from pp. stem of adorare; see ADORE (Cf. adore), the original sense of which is preserved in this word … Etymology dictionary